Sale reports / Kentucky / Richmond Livestock Auction / 2021-04-23

Richmond Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Richmond, Kentucky · Fri, Apr 23
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2210
Feeder Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 501 vs last sale 826▲ 43 vs year ago 282 · +15.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 115▲ 24 vs year ago 23 · +104.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 35▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Friday feeder steers sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. There was moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. There was moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.95/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$145.95
172 head · 674 lb average
Value per head Derived
$984
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$203
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.14
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2680146.82998161
Medium and Large 2-3597133.1379411thin
One grade step is worth $13.69/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale172 hd
145.95
—
KY average26 barns · 5,526 hd
147.08
−1.14
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,68388.431,4884thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27364.2381832
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63964.071,0507thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average91564.005861thin

Every lot

69 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310160.00/cwt160.00–160.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335142.50/cwt142.50–142.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370171.00/cwt171.00–171.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432158.36/cwt156.00–160.006845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461172.00/cwt172.00–172.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added519167.50/cwt167.25–170.0086944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522157.11/cwt151.00–160.008208
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2585148.10/cwt140.00–150.008666
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585133.00/cwt133.00–133.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600130.00/cwt130.00–130.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2615148.53/cwt142.00–150.0091311
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3663127.66/cwt126.00–131.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680140.38/cwt132.00–149.009554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715149.11/cwt142.00–150.001,0669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783125.00/cwt125.00–125.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added860129.70/cwt129.70–129.701,11565
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0761
Steers—Medium and Large 2-31,225100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335151.00/cwt148.00–154.005064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376154.45/cwt153.00–155.005817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435146.02/cwt141.00–150.0063512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3486129.29/cwt125.00–136.006285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487147.15/cwt145.00–150.007175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532137.87/cwt129.00–143.0073322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added552140.00/cwt140.00–140.007735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568130.25/cwt125.00–136.007406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3608115.00/cwt115.00–115.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616125.83/cwt122.00–128.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661119.29/cwt114.00–124.007896
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3672107.00/cwt107.00–107.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720103.67/cwt103.00–105.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-374796.00/cwt96.00–96.007172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765105.29/cwt103.00–110.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-381596.00/cwt94.00–98.007822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825114.00/cwt114.00–114.009412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,137102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2180180.00/cwt180.00–180.003241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3390146.00/cwt146.00–146.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417154.00/cwt154.00–154.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468155.62/cwt153.00–161.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485141.23/cwt140.00–145.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515160.45/cwt158.00–163.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530140.32/cwt138.00–143.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3575123.97/cwt121.00–126.007133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578142.30/cwt141.00–145.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2631135.64/cwt131.00–144.008564
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2691127.58/cwt125.00–131.0088212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703115.01/cwt111.00–119.008092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810107.49/cwt106.00–109.008712
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52589.91/cwt87.50–94.001,3713
Bulls——2,15584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,8101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91564.00/cwt64.00–64.005861
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11856.59/cwt54.00–59.006333
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26070.74/cwt68.00–72.508916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29763.53/cwt60.00–67.5082423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66862.91/cwt61.50–64.501,0496
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0013,0081
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6801,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0021,4201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13875.00/cwt75.00–75.008542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,410970.92/cwt900.00–1,025.0013,6902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,610960.00/cwt960.00–960.0015,4561

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.